Can a med school work without a university behind it? This doctor hopes so
If his plan works, Professor Stephen Tobin will be the dean of Australia’s newest medical school. He has not been asked by the government or…
Rachel Fieldhouse
Rachel is a reporter with Australian Doctor Group.
Study flags safety concerns with patients stopping beta blockers post-MI
Stopping beta blockers is linked to more hospitalisations among patients with prior MI and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), researchers say. The French team…
‘The retrieval guy asked which patient to take — there was only room for one’
“There is a little town on the NSW and Queensland border called Tenterfield. It is the only time I have ever had a chopper on…
Medical Must-See: A heavy heart or cardiac cement emboli?
A routine CT scan has led doctors to a rare discovery: cardiac emboli caused by bone cement that had gone astray. The 38-year-old patient had…
Locum fees should be capped amid ‘excruciating’ workforce crisis, says next ACRRM president
“While we continue to have locums paid as handsomely as they are, we will continue to have excruciating workforce shortages.” Dr Rod Martin, ACRRM’s president-elect,…
Childhood colds and asthma ‘red flags’ for adult rhinosinusitis: Aussie study
Kids with asthma or frequent URTIs could have a higher risk of chronic rhinosinusitis as adults, according to an Australian study that followed participants from…
Advice for postpartum, older and overweight women in Australian-first contraception guidelines
Obesity and overweight do not reduce combined hormonal contraceptive efficacy, but women should be advised that bariatric surgery might, new contraception guidelines say. RANZCOG released…
Medical Must-See: A gynaecological tumour that’s one in 3300
A 40-year-old’s painless vulval mass was actually a rare benign smooth muscle tumour, a trio of pathologists discovered. The patient had slight discomfort but no…
Physician registrar on his four open-heart surgeries: ‘It’s the scenic route through training’
Dr Geoff Lester was refereeing a basketball game when the chest pain and dizziness hit. As a healthy 24-year-old, about to finish an economics degree,…
$2.7 million urgent care clinic ‘paused’ six weeks after opening
This story has been updated with details from the Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network about the clinic’s future. An urgent care…
